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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1915
Page
11
The Washington Post listing details carrier delivery options in Washington and Alexandria, with daily and Sunday rates, prepaid mail terms, and subscription payment methods. A later passage comments on literary contrasts among Tolstoy and other European peoples, noting home and country notions and domestic roles in a reflective essay context.
The bombardment of the Dardanelles forts continues with British and French ships slowly crumbling Turkish defenses aided by German gunners. News reports say 100000 troops are moved toward landing operations against Constantinople, while rumors of Turkish capitulation circulate in London but are likely wishful thinking.
A critical essay notes dangers from rapid modern change eroding home life in the United States. It cites a prominent business figure living apart from family, claiming disillusionment follows withdrawal from business, and argues communal state overreach weakens individual ties. The piece links home sanctity to national character and religion, urging reflection on social shifts.
The piece argues the U S should intervene in Mexico after Huerta’s fall to end famine raids and worthless money. It cites American businessmen abroad as support, warning inaction risks collapse into savage chaos and urging timely U S action to restore stability and a self governing republic.
Raymond W Pullman is appointed major and superintendent of police for the District of Columbia effective April 1. The transition follows Maj Sylvester's long, meritorious tenure. Pullman, a lifelong Washington resident, is praised for integrity and energy and is expected to maintain the force at its high standard with support from the President and commissioners.
The Department of Commerce reports January 1915 imports at 122.26 million, down from 144.74 million a year earlier, while exports reached 267.80 million, up from 204.07 million last January. The gap favors exports by 145.54 million, nearly triple the January 1914 excess.
Residents of Chevy Chase protest two sanitariums located in the District amid concerns over patient wanderers and neighborhood disruption. The piece argues for relocating the facility, tightening licenses, and safeguarding property rights, urging commissioners to remedy the situation. It weaves in broader satirical notes on public figures and current affairs.
Britain faces changes in the cabinet with Augustine Birrell likely to resign as Ireland secretary due to mounting illness in his wife Mrs. Birrell, a figure linked by marriage to Tennyson and Locker, while Marchand and Gibbs figures gain promotions amid broader imperial commentary. The piece preserves social and political connections, noting Birrell's wit and popularity, Locker memoir ties, and a historical note on the Gibbs family and the Trent affair.
In six months since August last the trade balance moved from an import excess of 19,400,396 to an export excess of 145,536,103, the largest January figures in U.S. history. January imports entered free of duty at 62.67 percent, with 61 percent in 1914 and 55.6 percent in 1913. Exports to Germany declined while trade with other nations fell, reflecting tariff and war conditions that hinder domestic trade despite the United States’ status as a world power.
In domestic relations court Mrs Isadore Lieberman known as the little bride with the basket testified against her husband, claiming he is the stingiest man on earth. Her brother testified Lieberman saved sugar by swapping bowls and refused his mother’s carfare, prompting Mrs Lieberman to haul breakfasts to her mother’s and back every day.
Justice Page granted James Smithers Jr a writ of attachment against Francisco S Ellas over a $22 500 contract for 14 200 uniforms at 150 dollars each. Smithers alleges partial delivery and damages after Ellas failed to meet terms. Ellas counters with low grade fabric and a partial defense from his Riverside Drive apartment.
A fragmentary verse piece titled Gypsy Song evokes travel and reunion with lines about a road, campfires, and longing for a golden one. The text blends lyrics and stray notes, mentioning winter fading, willow hair, and a campfire glow as hearts yearn to go.
A poetic meditation on a prisonlike house of memory and spirit. The speaker traces a residence of dream, ghosts, hope and despair, built by a hidden force to shield the inner self from the surrounding darkness and to reveal the divine essence within.
A humor piece from St Louis quoting a Federal inspector John B Thompson on snapping turtles at Union Station. He notes turtles show temper and cold, barrels hold live turtles and ducks, and he damns the migratory bird law's limits as he begins an investigation into the misused freight and heating failures.
Thieves carted away a complete stock from the Rykoff grocery at 602 Amelia Street on Fry night driving a truck to the rear and loading it. Mr Rykoff found the store bare next morning with vegetables and window display missing. Stock valued around 2000 dollars. A cellar barrel blocked by the window remained.
Yale University professor Bingham, who found a marble Inca city in Peru, sails on the Galapagos with a Yale expedition to resume uncovering Inca mysteries. Accompanying him are Gregory, Tidmund Teller, and other scholars from Smithsonians and Roosevelt era groups. The voyage aims to advance Peruvian dig work.
The Philadelphia Record notes gold coins appearing in local banks with many $5 pieces underweight by about sixty cents. Investigations show some coins were altered by nitromuriatic treatment to remove mold, allowing light coins to evade detection until weighing reveals the difference. Authorities trace the coins to out of town connections and suspect panic-driven exchanges.
A pedestrian stumbled into a woodchuck burrow on a Sussex area farm and trapped his foot. The animal bit the man as he cried for help. Several passersby rushed to assist, and though injured, the victim was saved from a worse outcome.
A collection of fragmented aphorisms and social observations from a Chicago newspaper page. The lines critique wealth and poverty, gender dynamics, club politics, and financial follies with satirical tone, featuring scattered references to men, women, and public life. The garbled OCR hints at broader social commentary and humorous maxims.
The Chicago Herald reports tailing cats Nell and Tom face eviction from the county building basement by Deputy Sheriff Charles W Peters. Officials issued orders to cut their milk supply after rats in the county jail were eliminated, attributed to a chemical mixture rather than the cats.
German emperor's favorite bloom the cornflower is predicted to become a spring and summer fashion in the United States. Florists report a rising trend of men wearing cornflower boutonnieres on coat lapels, a graceful accessory once nearly extinct that is gaining popularity independent of imperial favor.
Mississippi Supreme Court upholds constitutionality of May-Mott Lewis law prohibiting keeping intoxicants in social clubs. Court quotes a whisky proverb about whiskey in whisky and dead men, reflecting cautionary tone in ruling.
A doctor notes a patient complains of persistent specks dancing before the eyes and monotony in advisories. The piece emphasizes the strange sensory issue and the nuisance caused by repetitive guidance.
In Mitford, Pike County, Albert Cotders, owner of the Cotterill House hotel, is forced into bankruptcy after a state law allows a county court to publish a list of people deemed to be overindulging in the town’s famous stuff. The 60 names sent to bars led to a drastic loss of patrons and trade, threatening to shutter the hostelry and others. Referee William Hi Lee at Honesdale will rule next week.
The article notes Germany uses motion pictures to scout enemy positions. Aviators film from high altitude, develop and project prints in camps, aiding commanders to target weak points and avoid traps. The system is praised as safer and more reliable than traditional spying.
Weather and tide table for the region includes rain or snow in some areas and generally fair conditions in others. It notes a central storm near Texas and pressure changes affecting the southeast coast, with snow in the northern plains and upper lake region and cold temperatures for the season in several states.
A long, varied collection of opinions on war, conscription, and politics from guests at the Shoreham. Statements advocate republics or limited monarchies, propose partial military service, and discuss Ohio and Kansas political dynamics, the Derby’s suspension, and wartime economic impacts with numerous named figures and locations.
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